Things You'll Need:
- Fork
- Knife
- Plate
- Meal
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Step 1
Hold your fork in your left hand and your knife in your right hand throughout the meal. Unlike when you use the American style, you never put down your knife and switch your fork to the right hand.
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Step 2
Hold your fork with the tines down to steady your meat. Use your knife to cut one bite of meat.
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Step 3
You may add other food to the meat on the fork by pushing it onto the fork with the knife. Make sure you are pushing food away from you. You don’t want to end up with peas in your lap.
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Step 4
Raise the fork to your mouth with the tines down. Twist your wrist and forearm slightly toward you as you place the food into your mouth.
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Step 5
When you want to rest your silverware, imagine the face of a clock. Place your knife, with the cutting edge in, across your plate at the 10:20 position. Lay your fork with tines down at 2:40 on the clock. Use this position when you’re taking a drink or using your napkin.
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Step 6
When you are finished with your meal, place the knife, cutting edge in, and fork, tines down, next to each other in the 10:20 position. The knife will be placed above the fork on the plate.
